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Normanbya merrillii Becc. Veitchia merrillii (Becc.) H.E.Moore. Adonidia merrillii, the Manila palm, is a palm tree species native to the Philippines ( Palawan and Danjugan Island ). [ 1] This palm was cultivated for centuries in East Asia before becoming a staple in the West. It is reportedly naturalized in the West Indies and Florida. [ 3]
A cactus ( pl.: cacti, cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) [ 3] is a member of the plant family Cactaceae ( / kækˈteɪsi.iː, - ˌaɪ / ), [ a] a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1,750 known species of the order Caryophyllales. [ 4] The word cactus derives, through Latin, from the Ancient Greek word κάκτος ( káktos ), a ...
One plant called Christmas rose is regarded as a true Christmas flower in certain parts of the world. Christmas rose ( Serissa) is also known as the "snow rose" or "winter rose". Originally from tropical regions of Asia, cultivated Serissa often blooms during the winter. On the occasion of Christmas Eve, it is traditional for young women in ...
Schlumbergera is a small genus of cacti with six to nine species found in the coastal mountains of south-eastern Brazil. These plants grow on trees or rocks in habitats that are generally shady with high humidity, and can be quite different in appearance from their desert -dwelling cousins. Most species of Schlumbergera have stems which ...
Schlumbergera truncata, the false Christmas cactus, [1] is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to a small area of the coastal mountains of south-eastern Brazil where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist forests. It is the parent or one of the parents of the houseplants called Christmas cactus ...
According to TIME Magazine , 1931 was the first year that this special location displayed a Christmas tree, when a 20-ft.-tall balsam was put up on Christmas Eve by the construction workers who ...
The poinsettia ( / pɔɪnˈsɛt ( i) ə /; [ 1][ 2][ 3] Euphorbia pulcherrima) is a commercially important flowering plant species of the diverse spurge family Euphorbiaceae. Indigenous to Mexico and Central America, the poinsettia was first described by Europeans in 1834. It is particularly well known for its red and green foliage and is ...
Phoenix dactylifera, commonly known as the date palm, [ 2] is a flowering-plant species in the palm family, Arecaceae, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit called dates. The species is widely cultivated across northern Africa, the Middle East, the Horn of Africa, Australia, South Asia, and California. [ 3]